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AndrewGSW · 12-02-2012, 12:04 AM

Still not sure where the descriptions are coming from?? Are they stored in, and retrieved from, a database?

Anyway, although I mentioned title, I would generally prefer not to use it. You can use 'data-*' HTML5 attributes which are supported by the jQuery data() method.

Code:

<img id="thisone" src="whatever.gif" data-desc="Here be a description." height="100" width="100">

alert($('#thisone').data('desc'));

If you are using JS to create data-* attributes (after the page has loaded) then you need to use setAttribute(), or attr() in jQuery.

FWIW If you are running JS/jQuery code after the page has loaded you can just invent your own properties and attach them to DOM elements:

Code:

var myImage = document.getElementById("thisone");
// jQuery: var myImage = $('#thisone');
myImage.anyPropertyIFancy = "Ta Da!";

These properties can then be read directly by your code, but this is probably not relevant to your current code.

12-02-2012, 12:04 AM	PM User \| #24
AndrewGSW Senior Coder Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: London, England Posts: 2,120 Thanks: 15 Thanked 354 Times in 353 Posts	Still not sure where the descriptions are coming from?? Are they stored in, and retrieved from, a database? Anyway, although I mentioned title, I would generally prefer not to use it. You can use 'data-' HTML5 attributes which are supported by the jQuery data() method. Code: <img id="thisone" src="whatever.gif" data-desc="Here be a description." height="100" width="100"> alert($('#thisone').data('desc')); If you are using JS to create data- attributes (after the page has loaded) then you need to use setAttribute(), or attr() in jQuery. FWIW If you are running JS/jQuery code after the page has loaded you can just invent your own properties and attach them to DOM elements: Code: var myImage = document.getElementById("thisone"); // jQuery: var myImage = $('#thisone'); myImage.anyPropertyIFancy = "Ta Da!"; These properties can then be read directly by your code, but this is probably not relevant to your current code. __________________ "I'm here to save your life. But if I'm going to do that, I'll need total uninanonynymity." Me Myself & Irene. Validate your HTML and CSS Last edited by AndrewGSW; 12-02-2012 at 12:06 AM..